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Official Joyo Club Part 2: Beyond Thunderclone

Thanks for the info. Bummed it doesn't have xlr!
me too! I don't know why...but I was convinced it would...was already re-doing my pedal board. I guess a space thing? (although I am sure I have seen a DI with XLR in that enclosure..)

I think I will buy the Moonbase just to try and report back....

I also like the idea of this pedal tuner combo power supply:
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But my guitarist has had trouble with his Joyo Iron Tuner...mine has been pretty good, his died twice... I currently use a Moen Power Supply..so this would be a nice space saver...
 
No XLR out. Balanced 1/4" TRS
I was bummed t see this...I guess I wasn't thinking it through..but I thought for sure it would have XLR out...

Question - since it is one of the TRS jacks that can send balanced/unbalanced - would it be a tip vs sleeve deal out plugging into the output? (is there much use of 1/4 balanced...I only ever see XLR - and I know any club I showed up to wouldn't be taking a 1/4 send from me...although I could just send it to their DI...)
 
Hi Joyo Club,
I recently got the JF-02 Ultimate Drive a few weeks ago and really like it. I have started my first FX board based around it. Currently running Bass > Boss TU-2 > Joyo UD > EHX Bass Clone > amp. Would like to add a clean blend for the UD. Used Boss LS-2 is the front runner.

Does Joyo make a line switch/loop/blend pedal? Also has anyone tried the JW-01 rechargeable wireless on bass yet? Thanks
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Just got my Orange Juice with the mail yesterday, and will try it out later today in band context, which I am looking forward to.

Also have a Harley Benson California TrueTone coming in, which is actually the exact same pedal as the Joyo California Sound, just relabeled as one of Europe's biggest musical equipment stores Thomann's brand.

This is how my dirt setup most likely is going to look after I received the California and the Hartke HF44 Bass Fuzz that are on their way in the mail system:

Loop A of Boss LS-2: Boss MT-2 > EHX Tube Zipper (used as fuzz) + Loop B of Boss LS-2: Joyo Orange Juice> Harley Benson California TrueTone> Hartke HF44 Bass Fuzz, with LS-2 in the A+B>Bypass setting.
 
I have been SO happy with the American Sound, that when I started to hear demos (and general rumblings) regarding the Orange Juice, I knew it would be worth trying.
And it sure is!
I really like the way this pedal sounds, haven't taken it to a band mix yet, but wow.
Try it.
This ^
KILLER pedal, best 50 sovs I've spent in years guys, seriously.
 
Just got my Orange Juice with the mail yesterday, and will try it out later today in band context, which I am looking forward to.

Also have a Harley Benson California TrueTone coming in, which is actually the exact same pedal as the Joyo California Sound, just relabeled as one of Europe's biggest musical equipment stores Thomann's brand.

This is how my dirt setup most likely is going to look after I received the California and the Hartke HF44 Bass Fuzz that are on their way in the mail system:

Loop A of Boss LS-2: Boss MT-2 > EHX Tube Zipper (used as fuzz) + Loop B of Boss LS-2: Joyo Orange Juice> Harley Benson California TrueTone> Hartke HF44 Bass Fuzz, with LS-2 in the A+B>Bypass setting.

That's cool. the joyo orange juice sounded phenomenal on bass. that pedal has a killer grind. I was thinking of getting one myself. that or the golden face.
 
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Okay I've recently purchased a joyo analog chorus for my bass and it sounded pretty nice. it's simple, it's straight forward, and has some nice sounds. it sounded great clean and when I use one of distortion pedals with it. I am looking to buy other joyo pedals out of curiosity. based on clips I've looked up, I've been interested in buying one of the iron man series pedals. at this moment, I was thinking of getting either the joyo orange juice or the golden face. would like to try them out on bass. here's one of the clips that inspired me to purchase one of these pedals.



Orange juice at 1:07 and golden face at 1:21
 
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Read an interesting review on Amazon. The poster claims the tone pots on the Ultimate Drive and Tai Chi are not a standard linear taper. The review went on to say the tone pots are audio taper making it more difficult to fine tune the tone. (e.g. tone @ 12:00 on linear is 50% but only 25% on audio)

Has anyone noticed this? Do you consider it an issue? I keep the tone knob between 10 & 2 on my UD, so not really an issue for me. Maybe more of a pita for guitars?